Resourcing Business Partner Support Milton Keynes, England
Job description
Location
Manchester, GB
Department Name
Route Services
About Network Rail
Our passengers and freight users are at the heart of everything we do. We help connect people to their friends and families and get goods to their destination safely and efficiently. We're an organisation where people matter. Watch our video to find out more!
About our people and the recruitment process - We're an inclusive employer of choice and we welcome applications from everyone!
We encourage our colleagues to work flexibly, as we know traditional working patterns don't always fit. If you want to consider working flexibly, just let us know and we'll do our best to help and invest in your career with us, whilst you have a healthy work life balance.
We're also a Disability Confident Leader employer and we'll try our best to adapt the process and offer a reasonable alternative to help support people with disabilities access, apply and interview for roles.
Brief Description
What will you be doing?
You will support your clients with the day-to-day management of their vacancies. You will conduct vacancy briefing calls to determine the recruitment strategy (attraction, selection, assessment and interview), whilst educating managers on recruitment best practice and inclusive recruitment by design principles. You will work closely with the managers to create engaging job adverts and screening questions; you will build interview packs and assist with interviews where needed. This role can be demanding with high volumes so you’ll need to be able to prioritise and work well under pressure.
About the role (External)
Main Responsibilities
- Manage the end-to-end recruitment process, educating and supporting managers throughout
- Maintain vacancy tracker ensuring it is up to date at all times
- Prioritise your workload efficiently, ensuring both candidate and hiring manager needs are met
- Provide pro-active and specialist advice on relevant recruitment and selection activities including advertising, assessment tools, interview scheduling and management of offers
- Work with Resourcing Business Partner and internal stakeholders to clarify and define resource requirements and advise on appropriate resourcing solutions/strategy
- Promote consistency and fairness by utilising the Inclusive Recruitment by design principles (managing unconscious bias / encouraging diverse interview panels etc)
- Develop and sustain effective working relationships with internal and external customers and suppliers
- Support and utilise the Applicant Tracking System (ATS). Highlighting its key benefits
The Ideal Candidate
- Strong stakeholder management skills with the ability to influence
- Experience in a volume-oriented resourcing/recruiting environment
- Good MS Office skills
- Be well organised and able to prioritise working to meet tight deadlines
- Confident using social media e.g., LinkedIn to promote Network Rail as an employer of choice
What could set you apart
- Knowledge of employment law
- Good understanding of NR diversity and inclusion initiatives
Contract Type: 12-month Secondment/ Fixed Term Contract with the potential to become permanent
Location: Manchester Square One (Hybrid working 2- 3 days in the office) it can also be based in Milton Keynes
Closing date: 28 April 2023 - Late applicants will not be accepted
Drugs and Alcohol Standard:
Our Drugs and Alcohol Standard is changing as of 16.01.2023. All prospective candidates who have not been offered a conditional role by 16.01.2023 will be required to undergo and pass a drugs and alcohol test. Your application will be rescinded if you record a positive test. All positive drugs and alcohol test results for prospective candidates will be securely held on Sentinel database and a 5 year suspension from applying for a safety critical role, a role which requires PTS certification or a Key Safety role on Network Rail Managed Infrastructure will be enforced.
You can visit Evenbreaks Career Hive for advice on accessibility support if you're unsure of the options available. Should you require any reasonable adjustments/modifications, please add a note to your application.
